Solid Fuel Stove useful links

Fire Safety For Boats

Advice on how to avoid fires afloat, selecting suitable smoke alarms and how to make your fire action plan

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Advice on how to avoid carbon monoxide, the silent killer

Health and Safety Executive

For information about CO, its symptoms and effects.

External web link - https://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/co.htm

NHS

For information about CO, its symptoms and effects.

External web link - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/carbon-monoxide-poisoning/

Fire Kills

General fire safety advice

External web link - https://firekills.campaign.gov.uk/

Solid Fuel Association

Information about solid fuel from the Solid Fuel Association

External web link - https://solidfuel.co.uk/

HETAS

Recognised body approving appliances, fuels and services

External web link - https://www.hetas.co.uk/

National Approved Chimney Sweeps

National Approved Chimney Sweeps is a register of sweeps providing sweeping and technical expertise for the safe operation and maintenance of chimneys, appliances and the installation of flue systems.

External web link - https://nacs.org.uk/about/

Case study

This a case study of fatal fire on a narrowboat that investigators think was linked to the use of a solid fuel stove. The stove installation did not meet with current best practice and it was used in ways that added to the risk, see:

Read the case study